Roki Sasaki’s Secret Weapon: How the Dodgers’ Unexpected Closer is Shutting Down the Postseason with Unstoppable Precision

Roki Sasaki’s Secret Weapon: How the Dodgers’ Unexpected Closer is Shutting Down the Postseason with Unstoppable Precision

To understand Roki Sasaki’s whirlwind season and new role as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ closer in the MLB postseason, you have to understand him, the franchise and pitchers who came before him.


Looking solely at the endpoints, this is exactly how the Los Angeles Dodgers saw this playing out: They signed the heralded and hyped Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki in January 2025, and he’s become a playoff hero in October 2025.

Simple, right?

Except the Dodgers probably envisioned him on the mound for the first out, not the last one.

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